Jar-holder.



No. 864,103. PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

T. E. MULROYAN.

JAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 24,1906.

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JAR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 20,1907.

Application filed November 24,1906. Serial No. 344,921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS E. MULROYAN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at De Kalb,

in the county of Dekalb and State of Illinois, have invented-new anduseful Improvements in Jar-Holders, of which the following is aspecification. I

This invention relates to jar holders, designed more particularlyiorholding fruit jars during the process of securing the cap thereto orremoving the cap therefrom, and one oi the principal objects of theinvention is to provide a device for this purpose which can be quicklyadjusted for oi different sizes.

Another object oi the invention is to provide a tool or device for thepurpose referred to which will firmly hold a jar, innnediatcly after thefruit has been cooked therein, i'orseeuring the cap thereto, said toolor device being also convenientior holding cans while they are beingopened with an ordinary can opener.

The objects referred to may be attained by means of the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure l is a plan view of a jar holder made in accordance with myinvention. Fig; 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Referring to the drawing for a more particular description of myinvention, the numeral 1 designates a handle which may be convenientlyformed of wood and provided with an open slot or recess 2 for the end ofa clamping strap or band 3. The opposite end of the strap 3 is providedwith a series of perforations 4 adaptpoint to permit the loop 7 tofirmly clamp a jar or can during the process of removing or attachingthe cap or in cutting out the top of the can with an ordinary canopener.

The operation 0i my invention may be briefly referred to as follows: Thewinged nut 6 being removed irom the bolt 5, the flexible band 3 ispassed around the jar or can, said bolt being passed through one of theperforations 4 in the strap so that the loop 7 will extend around thejar and hold it firmly, the nut then being placed upon the bolt andturned to hold the strap firmly to the handle 1.

From the ioregoing it will be obvious that a device made in accordancewith my invention is of simple construction, may be quickly applied to acan or jar, that the bolt 5 serves the double purpose of holding one endof the strap rigidly and the other end adjustably to the handle.Furthermore; the broad face of the winged nut clamps against the strapand prevents the tearing out of the perforations in the strap 3 since ittakes the strain from the perforation by clamping the strap tightly tothe handle.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim A jar holdercomprising a. handle provided with a recess in the inner end thereof, astrap having one end seated in said recess, and the opposite endprovided with a series of perforations, and a bolt passing transverselythrough the end of the handle intersecting the recess and fastening thestrap and therein, said bolt having a threaded end projecting beyond thehandle and adapted to engage the said perforations, and a winged nutthereon for clamping the perforated end of the strap to the handleadjustably, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS E. MULROYAN.

Witnesses W. H. HAMILTON, J. J. MULROYAN.

